Nutshell Studies Of Unexplained Death Attic

Reported to nutshell laboratories tuesday december 24 1946.

Nutshell studies of unexplained death attic.

I n the 1940s frances glessner lee a chicago heiress to the international harvester fortune built the nutshell studies of unexplained death composite crime scene models recreated on a one inch to one foot scale. The nutshell studies of unexplained death are a series of nineteen twenty were originally constructed intricately designed dollhouse style dioramas created by frances glessner lee 1878 1962 a pioneer in forensic science. Harry frazer a milk delivery man who gave this statement. These were not effigies of a crime scene.

Nutshell studies of unexplained death attic diorama please attribute to lorie shaull if used elsewhere. Frances glessner lee and the nutshell studies of unexplained death is on view at the renwick gallery from october 20 2017 to january 28 2018. Harry frazer a milk delivery man who gave this statement. The nutshell studies of unexplained death is an exploration of a collection of eighteen miniature crime scene models that were built in the 1940 s and 50 s by a progressive criminologist frances glessner lee 1878 1962.

The nutshell studies of unexplained death. Glessner lee used her inheritance to establish a department of legal medicine at harvard medical school in 1936 and donated the first of the nutshell studies in 1946 for use in lectures on the subject of crime scene investigation. Miss jessie compton was discovered dead in her house by mr. Nutshell studies of unexplained death attic diorama details 1 jpg 5 614 3 743.

In order to create the burnt cabin of one nutshell her carpenter built a perfect wooden hut and promptly burnt it down using a blowtorch. They were exact replicas. Reported to nutshell laboratories tuesday december 24 1946. The detective artist s work is being showcased in murder is her hobby.

Description of events information that accompany the attic diorama. She made her scenes to train homicide investigators to convict the guilty clear the innocent and find the truth in a nutshell. Photographer corinne may botz stumbled across the nutshell studies while making a video about women who collect dollhouses. Frances glessner lee and the nutshell studies of unexplained death at the smithsonian american art museum s renwick gallery.

Media in category nutshell studies of unexplained death the following 34 files are in this category out of 34 total. Attic by frances glessner lee. These macabre dioramas were purpose built to be used as police training tools to help crime scene investigators learn the art and science of detailed forensics based detection.